American GI who defected to North Korea pleads guilty to desertion

American GI who defected to North Korea pleads guilty to desertion

Travis King, a U.S. Army soldier who ran across a border into North Korea from the South, pleaded guilty to five charges including desertion and disobeying an officer, receiving a sentence of confinement for a year, his lawyer said in a statement. Originally Published: September 21, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. Read original article here Denial … Read more

SC dismisses plea against anti-defection law

SC dismisses plea against anti-defection law

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against the anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule) of the Constitution. The law brought in 1985 by the 52nd constitutional amendment deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by members of a political party, independent members and nominated members, and lays the grounds for disqualification of … Read more

Ex-PDP senator, LP governorship aspirant, others defect to APC in Enugu

Ex-PDP senator, LP governorship aspirant, others defect to APC in Enugu

A former Peoples Democratic Party senator from Enugu State, Chukwuka Utazi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Utazi, who represented Enugu North District in the 9th Senate under the PDP platform, was received into the APC on Saturday during a meeting of the APC leaders at the party secretariat in Enugu. The Chairperson of the APC … Read more